Various rail inspection vehicles

Uncle-Heavy · 17 February 2026 12:44

The last image with the official in the fur cap was taken in the northern approaches to Stockholm Central Station.
The two high (high as defined by local standards) buildings in the background
are here

Seen from up close.
Swedens officers academy is north (to the right) of the bridge.

Another draisine from Hults Bruk, slightly fancier.
The important people sat in the front seat, the driver sat on the rear bench, note the brake handle

Frenchy · 17 February 2026 14:18

Buda’s Model 619 track inspection car

H.P.

Frenchy · 17 February 2026 14:22

H.P.

Frenchy · 17 February 2026 14:29

Built in 1937, the MA&PA No. 101 started life as a typical four-door Buick sedan. It was used as a Funeral Car for the Harkins Funeral Home in Delta, Pennsylvania, until 1941, when it was purchased by the MA&PA Railroad and equipped with railroad wheels, air brakes, and a sander for icy tracks. With the push of a button, sand would spill from the fenders. In 1944, the car received a two-way radio – the newest technology of the time.

For three decades, the modified “Roadmaster” was used to test radio communications between locomotives and railroad offices along the Baltimore-York line. The No. 101 was also used as a private means of transportation for the President and General Manager of the MA&PA. In 1972, the No. 101 was traded in for a new Roadmaster and donated to the B&O Railroad Museum. The inspection car was still in operating condition when it retired.

H.P.